RIM to launch BlackBerry service in ChinaPosted: 12-May-2006 [Source: RIM]

[RIM's BlackBerry service to be available on China Mobile's GPRS network.]

Beijing, China and Waterloo, ON -- Research In Motion (RIM) announced that China Mobile Communications Co., Ltd (China Mobile) plans to offer BlackBerry in China.

RIM and China Mobile will initially focus on supporting multinational corporations with operations in China. China Mobile will soon offer BlackBerry service nationwide and provide SIM cards to support BlackBerry service. Availability of BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds and BlackBerry Enterprise Server will be announced at a later date.